![Salt water can corrode Alvin’s thrusters and other aluminum parts, and it is tough on electrical equipment like cameras, so after each dive the sub receives a freshwater rinse. Gavin Eppard, a mechanical technician with the Alvin group, takes a turn with the hose.](7.jpg)
« Previous | Next »
Salt water can corrode Alvin’s thrusters
and other aluminum parts, and it is tough on electrical equipment like
cameras, so after each dive the sub receives a freshwater rinse. Gavin
Eppard, a mechanical technician with the Alvin group, takes a turn with
the hose.
« Back
to today's update
|